The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-28
MRs. cLnYELANp uNwnLL.
Effects of the Recent Trip Beginning to
Toll on Her.

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WASHINGTON, Nov a. The director Of
tho mint has submitted 10 the Secretary OF
the Treasury his annual report Of the
operations OF the mnts aud assay offices
for the fiscal year, 1857.
The value OF the gold and silver received
nj the miuis and assay offices during the
year was greater than in any previous year
since 1881.
The value Of rold deposited VAS SOS.
222,0,2. In addition, thorc were rc-dc-
posts OF the value OF Sli, 1903, 5O6
The value of the silver deposited and
purchased was Si,75d,DiS. In addition,
there wcro p-deposis ol silver amounting
60 SlG2, ll3.
OF the gold deposited s32.o53,O25 was Of
domestic priduc;ioH 81, a3l, 32s Of foreign
gold bullion, ~, Soi,bl2 of foreign gold
coin, Sjl6,0Si of United States gold coin,
and -, 2Gb, 2lO OF old material.
The coinage OF the fiscal year was rs FOL
lows Gold, 3,72i,72O pieces; value, So,
800, go Silver, ii,2al 2Ss pieces; value,
S3i, 800, 4S3. Mmorcoins, 80, lbB, $40 pieces;
value, S9i3,0j0,
Mis- AltIN llNNU ANNlllF
The PRECEDENT and Nlls Cleveland Wis.
tied the thoatcr the other night tn Wit
ness the performance Of "Dr. Jokyll aud
Mr. HYDE In the audience was a lady
who formerly resided In Buffalo, who sat
near the box occupied by the presidential
party. This lady said today, in con,crring
with some friends II went To No. ~
school ut the same time that Miss Frank
Folsom attended Il In Buffalo. / knew
her well rs u girl, nnd she was always
lively aud bright At the close oi our
school DAYS there | was married and came
south Nithfny husband, and did not zee
Mis- Folsom again until after she hal bC.
como Mn. Grover Cleveland. When !
called upon her found that she had de-
vclupcd into one ol the most lovely women
In the country. She carried herself too,
with such gr,cc that she seemed born to
the position which size occupies aH the
wife nj the chief magistrate. | bad not
seen her since lasi winter until wrrnt
evening. aud | WIS asionishud ut the
change whia6 has come over her know
that she b. itVhappy us any woman cnn hc,
hul she seemed 10 hay, hrrn suffering In
lrnVly during the pnsi few weeks. I
could not account lor the change until
mllr some inquiries, and ! am satisfied
tina, IN accompanying her husband Boo the
tour oi the country Mn. Cleveland over
taxed herself Think Of youag woman
| going through that fearful rirain 81 travel
and worry ~ Two Nocls aud sou NUl moi
wonder that M. Cleveland luuls ~
! though Hhr was ~ win nm informed.
continued The speaker, "thd ii.s tol-iu
I hAs put hcr foot down Hnd that, ~ 20 con.
acquinrc, her daughter will talonopdit in
social happenings until She shall have had
70 -,anm ol perfect net. In accordance
with This program 10 Is not likely that SIN.
Cleveland will bcgin her public UUp,iuns
until about the lst II January
rur iNNrsriUNiNG COMMITTEE.
Senator Co,kwls investigating com.
Iuiiirr hi. discovered, among other things
which ID thinks could be- changed tu the
advantage ul the government service iu
the departments. that ihoW are number
ul clerks employed doing the work inr
which rupyisls arr provided by ihr uppro.
prIntiun hll. Some ui these arr drawing
slluiu oi 81 ,2Ou and sl.Gpp ior simply
COMING into laup letter books drafts ul
lrtpr aud communications. This vuf.
ought Ia BE- dome 10y c0pNi-,s whU' pay
Is fixed ut 5000. and the Tact Tint higher
priced clerks Ec engaged in the work
shows. h. tlc mind ul thr committee, that
there isa rJpd deal ~ m,ouiism shown.
! Tho committee proposes Ia disWnsg alto.
rrlhrr with ihr syEirupi copying in hand.
| writing iniy uourl bOuks he l,iicr which
| 10 II desirable a. keep, md have llir work
I done ON Civ" typewriter with mirIililc iuk,
/ Thereby iusuruWa .iuI,liHliil, and.
| 40 lus same iiu', saving pace Experiment.
/ have been ma ic in the Wur department uu
various Kinds ~ tyUr writer ribbon, lee
npl,r tp i,-i ihu durability ~ lhy iuk. aud
/ ono at tWI have bUgn round which viii. it
/ ia expected, answer thc purpu,o. Aeon.
! mry b. ul Cuuuc, u necessity IN ilir.u Iyr.
| oriH. but u would appear. from What -yu.
! atnr tprkfril told your correspondent. that
/ that q. rutI ~ lstufp las NOT Deem obtained
under lhc system IN Use vt present. lr
/ one instance hr particularly RECALLED. via &C.
| IA letter hnl boon copied hy q ,.plk. who
/ vns drawing el,2DO for bis services. tN,v
were sp many mistakes that 10 WIS nur.s.
/ nry IN prt the original letter before 30 DpUll
| boz understood There are IN the treasury
! department alone liliyDight 81 these COPY.
| isis. some VI them pnlly such and ,lu
I others clerks detailed, through nyUii 100
/ 10 do tha, f,rt ui work. THIS number vla
| found by the committee, although ID
/ WAS told that there were only eighteen
| doing that W0rl, Ia the department wl "a
/ ID wont Ia inquire Tho effect ~ CO..
| change contemplated by thU committee
| will be- IN materially reduce ihr salary lai
Of several officers, and, in oulrr lU lp ar uy
/ with m,ontism, u N pr0pulgd iU iu."r, in
| the appropriation bill specific statement
showing how much 500 b 10 lc paid a.
| thUsc doing copying work
The report vi the committee will not hc
tho ,olumiuous affair 81 Is expected 90 e..
II an the matter furnished by The 40 rent
departments were 10 bc included Ia h, Ii
| would scarcely be- contained IN a dozen
| largo volumes. hut Senator CocLnll. the
chairman, hu buon using his blue editorial
| pencil pretty lrolw has thrown out lone
| tables oi uarlcs figures, names u clerk.
AMI old pamphlet publications, and thr
result b. % compact report oi two mUlcWrJ
sl1rd volume, pftarnling the matter con-
famed In IL readable aud Interesting form
N will contain ono thing which no blu,
book ever published by THE government
could Give. and that " statement, w
nearly correct 1g can bu had, ~ the mum
Der Of people throughout The United suici
who ACTUALLY lmw their m.Icnanco FROM
the government in one capacity another
This purdlu of thc report viii br pliticU
| larly Interesting, aud will also crurtc ,nWc
thing oi surprise
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